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U.S. Publishing Industry Analysis

UpdatedOct 30, 2023
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies21
  • 7D-4.2%
  • 3M-1.8%
  • 1Y16.7%
  • YTD7.8%

Over the last 7 days, the Publishing industry has dropped 4.2%, driven by a pullback from News of 4.7%. In the past year, the industry has gained 17%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 27% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. Publishing Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 30 Oct 2023US$22.0bUS$18.9bUS$275.5m28.6x80x1.2x
Wed, 27 Sep 2023US$22.2bUS$18.9bUS$272.5m37.7x81.4x1.2x
Fri, 25 Aug 2023US$23.3bUS$19.0bUS$375.6m59.4x62x1.2x
Sun, 23 Jul 2023US$22.3bUS$19.3bUS$455.7m38.5x49x1.2x
Tue, 20 Jun 2023US$21.5bUS$19.2bUS$432.1m37.2x49.7x1.1x
Thu, 18 May 2023US$21.1bUS$19.3bUS$406.6m31.6x51.9x1.1x
Sat, 15 Apr 2023US$20.8bUS$19.4bUS$370.4m33.4x56.1x1.1x
Mon, 13 Mar 2023US$19.7bUS$19.4bUS$378.3m30.8x52x1x
Wed, 08 Feb 2023US$23.4bUS$20.4bUS$589.2m26.4x39.6x1.1x
Fri, 06 Jan 2023US$21.1bUS$20.4bUS$588.1m23.1x35.9x1x
Sun, 04 Dec 2022US$22.0bUS$20.3bUS$653.4m23.2x33.6x1.1x
Tue, 01 Nov 2022US$19.2bUS$20.4bUS$896.2m20x21.4x0.9x
Thu, 29 Sep 2022US$18.0bUS$20.4bUS$900.4m16.8x20x0.9x
Sat, 27 Aug 2022US$20.8bUS$20.4bUS$953.3m18.7x21.8x1x
Mon, 25 Jul 2022US$20.3bUS$20.2bUS$947.5m18.5x21.4x1x
Wed, 22 Jun 2022US$18.7bUS$20.1bUS$903.0m18.3x20.7x0.9x
Fri, 20 May 2022US$21.7bUS$20.5bUS$895.2m19.9x24.2x1.1x
Sun, 17 Apr 2022US$26.1bUS$20.3bUS$869.1m25.1x30x1.3x
Tue, 15 Mar 2022US$28.5bUS$23.2bUS$1.1b22.2x25.4x1.2x
Thu, 10 Feb 2022US$29.6bUS$23.3bUS$1.1b24.6x28.1x1.3x
Sat, 08 Jan 2022US$29.7bUS$22.9bUS$995.8m25.1x29.9x1.3x
Mon, 06 Dec 2021US$28.1bUS$21.5bUS$977.8m22.5x28.7x1.3x
Wed, 03 Nov 2021US$31.5bUS$21.1bUS$747.2m31.2x42.2x1.5x
Fri, 01 Oct 2021US$30.3bUS$21.1bUS$763.0m31.1x39.7x1.4x
Sun, 29 Aug 2021US$38.4bUS$24.6bUS$860.0m17.7x44.6x1.6x
Mon, 05 Jul 2021US$38.9bUS$24.6bUS$862.5m17.4x45.1x1.6x
Thu, 08 Apr 2021US$38.5bUS$23.6b-US$463,874,821.7716.3x-83x1.6x
Sun, 10 Jan 2021US$32.6bUS$23.8b-US$1,687,641,821.7712.4x-19.3x1.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-14x


Total Market Cap: US$25.9bTotal Earnings: -US$1,855,369,821.77Total Revenue: US$23.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Publishing Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 17.4x202120222023
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the American Publishing industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 80.0x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 17.4x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Publishing industry have gone up over the last three years and the industry is now profitable.
  • Revenues have declined 7.3% per year.
  • This means that less sales are being generated overall, but since the cost of doing business is lower, profits have been increasing.

Industry Comparison

How does U.S. Publishing compare with similar industries?

US Market-2.42%
Telecom-5.51%
Media-7.90%
Publishing-4.24%
Broadcasting-4.37%
Advertising-5.47%
Cable and Satellite-9.32%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
SCHL ScholasticUS$37.220.5%
+US$5.3m
-2.4%PE20x
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Latest News

NWSA

US$20.22

News

7D

-4.2%

1Y

19.9%

DALN

US$4.25

DallasNews

7D

-0.7%

1Y

-11.5%

SCHL

US$37.22

Scholastic

7D

0.5%

1Y

-2.4%

GCI

US$2.25

Gannett

7D

-7.0%

1Y

55.2%

WLY

US$30.09

John Wiley & Sons

7D

-2.0%

1Y

-28.7%

LEE

US$8.96

Lee Enterprises

7D

-8.2%

1Y

-52.5%

DJCO

US$286.05

Daily Journal

7D

-4.3%

1Y

6.6%